SABC News writes that the South African Democratic Teachers Union (SADTU) has weighed in on recent cases of alleged racism at the country’s schools, saying it is extremely concerning. This follows three separate incidents, in two provinces, in less than a week. In the most recent incident at Pinelands High School, a video posted on […]
Monthly Archives: July 2024
Talks to end the strike action by workers at SABS collapse
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SABC News reports that Talks to end the strike action by workers at the South African Bureau of Standards in Pretoria have collapsed. This as the strike enters its second week, with workers downing tools over the company’s restructuring process. They are accusing the employer of unilaterally changing the payment and employment structure, amid concerns […]
COSATU demands appeal on scraped parts of National Health Act
Sunday World writes that the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) urges the Department of Health to appeal the Pretoria High Court’s ruling on health legislation unconstitutional. The High Court declared sections 36 to 40 of the National Health Act 61 of 2003 invalid in their entirety. And it has scraped them from the […]
ECD teachers’ union demands permanent jobs and equal pay
SABC News reports that the South African Early Childhood Development (ECD) Teachers Union has called on the Minister of Basic Education to address their concerns and demands to be employed permanently and get compensated similarly to grade 1-12 teachers. They delivered two memorandums to the Department of Basic Education on Wednesday. The union has given […]
Joburg Emergency Services contain fire at blanket factory in Nancefield
The Citizen writes that the City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services has successfully extinguished a fire at a blanket factory in Nancefield industrial site, south of Johannesburg. Firefighters responded to the blanket factory blaze at around 9pm on Tuesday evening. Joburg EMS spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said he exact cause of the fire is being investigated. “On arrival, firefighters found […]
SABS implements contingency measures amid Nehawu strike
SABC News reports that The South African Bureau of Standards (SABS) says it has put in place contingency measures to mitigate the impact of the strike by Nehawu-affiliated employees. The disgruntled workers have been demonstrating outside the company’s headquarters in Pretoria since Monday, protesting against the company’s wage and employment structure. A statement by the […]
Department of Employment and Labour partners with CCMA in its Employment Equity advocacy workshops
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In a quest to improve racial, gender and disability equality in the workplace, the Department of Employment and Labour in partnership with its long standing partner; the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) will start with their series of annual Employment Equity (EE) Roadshows next month. The 2024 national roadshows follow the recent release […]
Public Works workers picket in Durban, demanding to be insourced
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GroundUp writes that Dozens of Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) workers in eThekwini municipality are gathering outside the City Hall in Durban on Tuesday. They are demanding to be insourced by the municipality after they were allegedly told their contracts would no longer be renewed at the end of this month. On Monday chaos ensued […]
NUM expresses concern over Amplats job cuts
SABC News reports that the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) has raised concerns about impending job cuts at mining giant Anglo American Platinum (Amplats). Amplats has finalised its retrenchment process which is expected to affect 3 700 jobs across its South African operations. The retrenchments are part of the company’s efforts to mitigate the financial impact of […]
NEHAWU Gauteng on the strike action at SABS
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union [NEHAWU] in Gauteng Province is currently embarking on a strike action at the South African Bureau of Standards [SABS] which commenced today. The strike comes as a result of a deadlock over the salary harmonization process which took place as a result of the SABS migrating into […]